Strategies to rebuild marine ecosystems and local fisheries around the northeast coast, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay were confirmed during a recent meeting held at the Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club. […]
Read moreOne of the major talking points during the snapper campaign in 2013 was the assertion that recreational catch had increased exponentially and that effort needed to be reined in through […]
Read moreA big thanks to everyone who went online added their signature to the list of caring fishos supporting LegaSea’s 5 principles. As recreational fishers this was our chance to Tip […]
Read moreNews medley from the NZSFC-LegaSea team. Updates on the LegaSea Tip the Scales campaign, hidden snapper wastage trawl mortality report, reducing waste is a priority, and a Building LegaSea update – […]
Read moreNews medley from the NZSFC-LegaSea team. Updates on the recent Blue moki 3 submission, the next Hokianga Accord hui, Snapper 1 discussions, Building LegaSea and the next campaign to get […]
Read moreNews medley from the NZSFC-LegaSea team. Items include updates on the Snapper 1 discussions, the depleted state of snapper in the Bay of Plenty, snapper and blue cod at the top of […]
Read moreTrans Tasman Resources Limited has appealed the Environmental Protection Authority decision refusing marine consent for sand mining off the Taranaki coast for the next 20 years. In June the EPA […]
Read moreThe NZSFC-LegaSea team has hit back at the Ministry’s proposals to increase the blue moki 3 commercial catch limit because the fishing industry has overcaught their quota by 25%. There […]
Read moreNathan Guy has decided on management measures for five crayfish stocks and a commercial catch reduction for southern scallops. The risks threatening the future viability of scallops in the Marlborough […]
Read moreIn January and February 2014 the Ministry consulted on two options for the future management of Southern Scallops, SCA7. On 20 February, the day before the submission deadline, MPI advised another […]
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